Du gānah-yi Nikulāy (jild-i avval: shāh-i zakhm'hā): Persian 1401

Nikolai Lantsov has always dealt with the impossible. No one knows what happened to Nikolay in the bloody civil war that engulfed the country, he also intends to stay the same. Now, with enemies lurking behind the country's loose borders, the young king must find a way to fill Ravka's coffers. A new alliance must be formed to stop the threat that threatens the Grisha army. An army that was once magnificent. But every day that passes, the black magic in him becomes stronger and there is nothing left to destroy what Nikolai has built. With the help of a young monk and the legendary storm-maker Grisha, Nikolai goes to a place where the deepest magic remains. He wants to destroy the terrible legacy that has taken root in him. Nikolai risks everything to save himself and his country, but some secrets must remain buried...and some wounds are not destined to heal.